Proto-Celtic · reconstructed language
*gnūstis
noun
Meaning
- face
Etymology / origin
Usually explained as a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“jaw, chin”), but the exact derivation process is obscure, especially for the long *ū in this word. Zair speculates that it may have arisen from the old neuter plural ending *-u-h₂.
- *ǵénus(ine-pro)→
- gnūstis (Proto-Celtic)
- Relations: der
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